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The symbol for pi (π) has been used in mathematics for centuries to represent the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. The use of the symbol π to represent this ratio was popularized by the Welsh mathematician William Jones in 1706. Jones introduced the symbol in his book "Synopsis Palmariorum Matheseos," where he used π as an abbreviation for "periphery." Over time, the symbol became widely adopted in mathematical literature and is now universally recognized as representing the mathematical constant pi.

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It was popularized by Leonhard Euler, when he adopted the symbol in 1737. By this time, Euler was already a fairly prominent mathematician, serving as head of the mathematics department at the Academy at St. Petersburg.

As far as modern historians know, the symbol was first used for that purpose in print in 1706, by Welsh mathematician called William Jones. Prior to that, the symbol for pi was used for the circumference of a circle, not for the (constant) ratio of that circumference to the circle's diameter.

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